What the records say
- When
- Jul 1969
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 39.96° N, 76.73° W
- Description
- civil unrest in York, Pennsylvania, United States
Placed at the town its description names, York.
1969 York race riot
Civil unrest in York, Pennsylvania, United States
The 1969 York race riot refers to a period of racial unrest in York, Pennsylvania in July 1969. This period of increased racial unrest followed a period of significant racial tension, rioting and racial justice protests that were taking place in multiple cities across Pennsylvania and the nation, during and after the Civil rights movement — actions that had endeavored to abolish multiple forms of legalized institutio…
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
The source
Nearby in time and place
- 1969 Pennsylvania Turnpike shooting1969 · Shooting
- murder of Joyce Malecki11 Nov 1969 · Murder
- Baltimore riot of 196814 Apr 1968 · Riot
- Murder of Catherine Cesnik3 Jan 1970 · Murder
- murder of Betsy Aardsma28 Nov 1969 · Murder · Killed 1
- 1968 Washington, D.C. riots4 Apr 1968 · Riot
- Patent Cooperation Treaty19 Jun 1970 · Treaty
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons1 Jul 1968 · Treaty